Curtain fixture



May 4 1926. 41,582,932

G. M. KENNEY cuRi'AIN- FIXTURE Filed Dec. 21, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 3 Ave 711,1?) 7'."

May 4 1926.

I G. 'M. 'KENNEY GURTA' IN FIXTURE 2- SheetS-Sheet 2 Filed Dec. 121, 1925 Patented May 4, 1926.

.UNITED STATES 1,582,932 ,VIPATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE M. KENNEY, or oRANsToN, RHODE ISL ND, ASSIGNOR TO'KENNEY MANU- FACTURING COMPANY, a CORPORATION or RHODE ISLAND.

' CURTAIN Application filed December To all whom it Infill/ 5071007 72,

Be it known that I, Groner. M. KENNEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cranston, in the county of. Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Imjjnovelnents'in Curtain.

Fixtures, of which the following is a specification. Y

My invention relates to brackets adapted for supportingcurtain rods, whether solid,

tubular, cylindrical, or flanged.

The essential objects of my invention are to provide a bracket for use intermediate a plurality of windows that arein :planes at angles to each other or otherwisefto render the bracket adaptable to use in corners of various degrees of divergence, and to maintain a uniform length of support regardless of the degree of angular divergence; to e11- 29 able bridging of any spaces that may occur between adjacent window casings; to minimize the number of wall supports; to prevent substantial spaces between the adjacent ends of the supported curtain rods; and

to attain these results in a simple and ineX- pensive structure.

My invention consists primarily in mounting a curtain or drapery rod supporting member on a centrally located bridge plate,

to the opposite edges of which attaching plates are yieldingly or pivotally connected. Further invention consists in embodying in a curtain rod supporting member diverging arms for engaging the curtain rods.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification Figures 1 and 2 are a front and a side elevation respectively of a bracket embodying my invention,

Figure 3, a section of the same on line 33 of Figure 1, V

Figure at, a modified form of my invention,

Figure 5, a plan view of my brackets supporting curtain or drapery rods in a bay,

Figure 6, a similar view of the same upon a nonangular wall,

Figure 7, a fragmentary of the end portions of curtain rods mounted on my bracket,

Figure 8, asection of one of the rods on line 88 of Figure 7 Figure 9, a fragmentary plan view of a curved rod end mounted upon another type of bracket, and

front elevation FIXTURE.

'21, 1925. Serial No. 76,615.

Figure '10, .a section. onv line 10'1O of My bracket comprises a central base plate or bridge plate13 provided with lateral hinge sleeves 14 engaging similar sleeves 15 upon hinge leaves or, plates 16 provided I ith openings 17 to accommodate attaching screws. Fixed in the plate 13 is'a curtain rod supporting member consisting of a horizontal post 22 fast to whose outer end ar branching horizontal lateral arms 21- having upturned flanges-251113011 their outer ends.

My brackets may be employed, as shown in Figure 5, wherein 2,7 are the frames, or the walls adjacent to,;the windows 28; the walls being arranged at angles to each other as in a bay. The bases 13. otthe brackets bridge the angles of the frames or wall, and the hinge plates 16 are attached by screws 29 to the adjacent portions of the frames, the screws being shown in Figure 7. The posts 22 bisect the angles formed by the frames but, since they are secured in the bases rather than in the frames, the fingers carried by both posts 22 substantially are equidistant from the frames. This insures that the rods carried by the fingers will always be substantially parallel with their corresponding frames. In Figure 5 is shown a central straight telescoping sectional flanged tubular rod 30 having near its ends the usual upper and loosely lower perforations 82 adapted to receive one of each of the two. pair of bracket fingers 25. The rod rests upon the arms 2%, and is shown further in Figures 7 and 8. In Figure 5 are also shown the side telescoping sectional flanged tubular rods 34L having their end portionsinwardly bent as at 35 and provided with top and bottom perforations 86 near their outer ends. Their inner circle have perforations 38 to receive the second of the finger couplets 25 as shown in Figure 7. The brackets for suspending the bent, end portions 35 of these rods may be of any form best adapted for this purpose. In the present instance such end brackets, as shown in Figures 9 and 10, comprise attaching plates-4O to which are fixed vertical hooks comprising horizontal portions ll and vertical beaks 42.

In Figure 6 my novel brackets are shown employed upon a wall or window frames at in the same plane.

It is evident that a plurality of members 24, 25, may be employed upon each rod 22 when a series of rods are to be employed. In which case it is obvious that the number of hooks ll will be increased to correspond.

Attention has hereinabove been called to the parallelism of the rods with the window frames by the hinged relation of the plates carrying the posts of my novel brackets. It is also apparent that the hinged plates are adapted to wall or frame angles of any degree, and that the branched character of the arms ot my brackets make it unnecessary to use two separate supporting brackets at the adjacent ends of each set or curtain rods. The branching arm construction of my bracket also brings the ends of the curtain rods into such close juxtaposition at their angular junction that when drapery is mounted upon the rods the drapery appears continuous.

I claim 1. In a curtain rod bracket, a base plate, plates attached to the sides of the base plate, and movable at an angle thereto, a post upon the base plate, and laterally disposed curtain rod supporting arms upon the post.

2. In a curtain rod bracket, a base plate,

attaching plates pivotally attached to the base plate, a post fast to the base plate, arms upon the post disposed oppositely to each other, and fingers upon the arms.

In a curtain rod bracket, a central base plate, attaching plates pivotally hinged to the sides of the base plate, a post rigidly fixed to the base plate at right angles to the plane therof, branch arms fast to the post, and upturned fingers upon the arms.

4. In a curtain rod bracket, a base plate, hinge sleeves on the sides of the plate, attaching plates, hinge sleeves on the attachplates, pintles embraced by the sleeves upon the base plate and attaching plates, a horizontal post on the base plate at right angles to the base plate, oppositely disposed arms carried by the post, a vertical linger upon the arms, said arms and finger being disposed in a plane parallel with the plane of the base plate.

5. The combination in a curtain fixture of a central rod provided with transverse perforations in its ends, of side rods provided. with transverse perforations in its ends, base plates, attaching plates hingedly connected to the sides of the base plates, horizontal posts upon the base plates, oppositely directed pairs of arms upon the posts, and vertical fingers upon the arms, the lingers, one finger of each pair entering the perforations in one end of the central rod, and the other finger of the pair entering the perforation in the ends of the side rods adjacent the central rod.

in testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

GEORGE M. KENNEY. 

